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Select the first letter of the word from the list above to jump to appropriate section of the glossary.
vadi – The important note of a rag. (more info.)
vadya – A musical instrument.
vaijayanti – A rare rag.
vakra – The usage of notes in an oblique fashion.
varan tal – An obscure tal of eight beats.
varanabhina tal – An obscure tal of eight or 16 beats.
varanamanthika tal – An obscure tal of 20 beats.
varati – A rare rag.
vardhan tal – An obscure tal of 19 beats.
vasant – See “basant”.
vasant shikhir tal – See “basantshikhir tal”.
vazan – See “wazan”.
veer – The emotion of bravery or heroism, one of the Navaras (nine emotions) behind all art forms.
venu – A south Indian flute.
venkat mukhi swami – 17th century musical scholar who layed down much of the theoretical foundation for Carnatic Sangeet.
vibhag – The measure or “bar”. (more info.)
vibhas – A rag.
vibhatsa – The emotion of disgust, one of the Navaras (nine emotions) behind all art forms.
vichitra vina – An instrument similar to rudra vina except that it has no frets. It is played with a slide in a manner similar to a Hawaiian guitar.
vidwan – A learned person.
vijay tal – An obscure tal of 20 beats.
vikrit – A note which is altered.
vikshep – (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (marg nishabd kriya).
vikshipt – (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (deshi nishabd kriya).
vilambit – Slow tempo. (more info.)
vimohi tal – An obscure tal of 13 beats.
vina – 1) Any stringed instrument. 2) The saraswati vina of south India.
vinaya – Humility, said to be a prerequisite for discipleship.
vir – See “veer”.
virbhadra tal – An obscure tal of 25 beats.
virpanch tal – An obscure tal of 20 beats.
visarjit – (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (deshi nishabd kriya).
visham grah – 1) The process of hiding or de-emphasizing the sam. 2) An archaic term referring to the start of the percussion on something other than sam (das pran). (more info.)
visham tal – An obscure tal of 18 beats.
visham yati – (Archaic) An ancient rhythmic form which is constructed so that the changes in tempo are calculated to avoid the structure of the tal. Therefore, the structure of the tal is consciously hidden.
vishnu – The preserver (i.e., God).
vishnu digambar paddhati – A notational system developed by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar.
vishnu digambar paluskar – A famous Indian musicologist.
vishnu narayan bhatkhande – (1860-1936) A famous Indian musicologist.
vishnu tal – An obscure tal of 17 or 36 beats.
vishranti swar – A resting or terminal note.
vishva tal – An obscure tal of 13 beats.
vistar – 1) Elaborations on the rag. 2) In a bada khayal, the section which extends from the sam to the start of the theme (mukhada).
vitat – A bowed, string instrument (e.g., violin, dilruba, sarangi, etc.)
vivadi – A note which is not allowed in a rag. (more info.)
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